Al-Junayd reported: Al-Sarri, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Gratitude for a blessing is itself a blessing.” Source: Shu’ab al-Imān 4096 عن الْجُنَيْد قال السَّرِيّ رحمه الله الشُّكْرُ عَلَى النِّعْمَةِ نِعْمَةٌ 4096 شعب الإيمان للبيهقي
Abdullah ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, would answer the call of the pilgrimage, saying, “At your service, O Allah, at your service. At your service, you have no partner, at your service. Verily, all praise and blessings are for you, the dominion belongs to you, and you …
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Asma’ reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, passed by a group of women in the mosque one day. The Prophet waved with his hand to greet them with peace and he said, “Beware of ingratitude to those who bless you. Beware of ingratitude to those who bless you.” One of …
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Malik ibn Nadlah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If Allah has given you wealth, let the traces of his blessings and generosity be seen upon you.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4063 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عن مالك بن نضلة الجشمي قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا …
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Ibrahim ibn Bashar reported: Ibrahim ibn Adham, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “If the kings and their sons knew what we experience of pleasure and happiness in Islam, they would fight us for it with their swords.” Source: al-Zuhd al-Kabīr lil-Bayhaqī 80 عن إِبْرَاهِيم بْن بَشَّارٍ قال إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ أَدْهَمَ رحمه الله لَوْ …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The most excellent pre-fasting meal of the believer is dates.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 1399 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ نِعْمَ سَحُورُ الْمُؤْمِنِ التَّمْرُ 2345 سنن أبي داود كتاب الصوم باب من سمى …
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Muhammad ibn Amr reported: Umar ibn Abdul Aziz, may Allah have mercy on him, said upon the pulpit, “Allah does not grant a servant a blessing and then removes the blessing, then compensates him with patience in place of what was removed, but that what he was granted is better than what was taken away.” …
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Al-Qurtubi reported: Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Do not be an enemy to the blessings of Allah.” It was said, “Who is an enemy to the blessings of Allah?” Ibn Mas’ud said, “Those who envy people for what Allah has given them of his favor.” Al-Qurtubi said, “Allah Almighty said …
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Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah has people for whom He has assigned blessings to benefit His servants. He consolidates their blessings as long as they offer them to others. If they refuse to give them, He takes them away and directs them to others.” …
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Aisha reported: When the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, saw rain, he would say, “O Allah, a beneficial downpour.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1032 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ إِذَا رَأَى الْمَطَرَ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ صَيِّبًا نَافِعًا 1032 صحيح البخاري كتاب الاستسقاء …
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‘Ammar ibn Yasar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “O Allah, by Your knowledge of the Unseen and Your power over the creation, give me life as long as You know life is good for me and take me away if You know passing is better for me. O …
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Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “O Allah, bring our hearts together, reconcile between us, guide us to ways of peace, and deliver us from darkness into light. Keep us away from immorality, outwardly and inwardly, and bless us in our hearing, our seeing, our hearts, …
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Buraydah ibn al-Husayb reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, heard a man supplicating, saying, “O Allah, I ask you by my testimony that you are Allah, there is no God but you, the One, the Eternal Refuge, who does not give birth and was not born, and to whom no one is …
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Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The people of a household are not granted kindness but that it will benefit them.” Source: al-Mu’jam al-Kabīr lil-Ṭabarānī 13261 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَا أُعْطِيَ أَهْلُ بَيْتٍ الرِّفْقَ …
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Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Reflect deeply upon the blessings of Allah, but do not reflect upon the essence of Allah.” Source: al-Mu’jam al-Awsaṭ lil-Ṭabarānī 6319 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَفَكَّرُوا فِي آلاءِ اللَّهِ …
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Abu Darda reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Everything has a reality, and the servant will not reach the reality of faith until he knows that what afflicted him could never miss him, and that what missed him could never have afflicted him.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad 26944 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according …
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Jabir ibn Abdullah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “A servant does not have faith until he believes in divine providence, both its good and its harm, and until he knows that what afflicts him could never have missed him and what missed him could have never afflicted him.” …
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Jabir reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The pilgrims of Hajj and Umrah are the guests of Allah. He called them and they answered him. They ask from him and he gives them.” Source: Kashf al-Astār 1075 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ …
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Abdullah ibn Khubayb reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “There is nothing wrong with being wealthy for one who is mindful of Allah, yet good health for one who is mindful is better than wealth. And cheerfulness is among the blessings.” Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 2141 Grade: Sahih (authentic) …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, the first thing a servant will be asked about on the Day of Resurrection will be his blessings. It will be said to him: Have We not given you health in your body and nourished you with cool water to …
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